Overview
- Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, allege a night-time attack on Putin’s state residence using 91 UAVs, say all were shot down, and report no casualties or damage.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky denies that any such operation occurred, calling Lavrov’s account a lie and framing the claim as a move to disrupt diplomacy.
- The Russian Defense Ministry’s public tallies varied, first citing 89 drones downed overnight and later reporting 23 more intercepted in the Novgorod region between 7 and 9 a.m.
- Lavrov says targets and timing for retaliatory strikes have been identified and that Russia will revise its negotiating position with the U.S. while remaining in the talks.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says Putin told President Donald Trump the attempt would not go unanswered; Trump, speaking publicly, called the reported attack “crazy,” said it was not defensive, and noted he learned of it from Putin.